2.5 → 0.0%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2023, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2023, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
A much lower rate of one-parent families defines postcode 2023, where only 9.2% of families fall into this category. This is well below the national figure of 14.1%. Most homes here are occupied by couples with children, and the typical household size has remained steady for a decade.
2.5
→ 0.0%
- 1.0: 3 areas
- 1.1: 1 area
- 1.2: 0 areas
- 1.3: 1 area
- 1.4: 1 area
- 1.5: 4 areas
- 1.6: 1 area
- 1.7: 16 areas
- 1.8: 28 areas
- 1.9: 61 areas
- 2.0: 101 areas
- 2.1: 182 areas
- 2.2: 257 areas
- 2.3: 365 areas
- 2.4: 338 areas
- 2.5: 338 areas
- 2.6: 233 areas
- 2.7: 223 areas
- 2.8: 157 areas
- 2.9: 127 areas
- 3.0: 75 areas
- 3.1: 49 areas
- 3.2: 40 areas
- 3.3: 13 areas
- 3.4: 10 areas
- 3.5: 6 areas
- 3.6: 3 areas
- 3.7: 1 area
- 3.8: 2 areas
- 3.9: 0 areas
- 4.0: 1 area
- 4.1: 0 areas
- 4.2: 1 area
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 2023, NSW — higher than 57% of areas.
| 2023, NSW | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Woollahra | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in the area has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure. Around 25.8% of residents live alone, a figure that has rose slightly since 2011.
25.8% ▲ +3.4%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2023, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 4 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 60.5% of families here, while couples without children account for 29.3%. The 9.2% of one-parent families is well below the New South Wales average of 14.0%.
9.2% ▼ -0.1%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2023, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in 2023, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2023/2023-nsw/topic/family-households